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declan_roberts
on July 16, 2024
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Timezone-naive datetimes are one of the most dange...
Isn't it still better to store a future event in epoch seconds/ms?
treve
on July 16, 2024
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No, because countries update their DST rules all the time so you don't know for certain which UTC time corresponds with 'wall clock time'. So if we agree on a 1pm meeting in Sao Paolo, it might not be clear yet until later what UTC time that is.
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